Sias University (formerly known as Sias International College of Zhengzhou University) was founded in 1998 and is the first full-time undergraduate university in the province of Henan approved by the Academic Degree Committee of the State Council in China to grant international bachelor’s degrees as cooperative projects. Sias was among the first batches of qualified universities to be accredited by China's Ministry of Education. In 2018 it was given the approval to function as an independent private undergraduate university.

Sias University, located in Zhengzhou City, the capital of Henan Province, operates two campuses—Xinzheng and Jingshui—spanning 1,484,600 square meters with 901,900 square meters of existing building space. Sias boasts 8 provincial key disciplines, 7 first-class major construction sites designated by Henan Province, and 12 discipline/major development subsidy projects of Henan’s private colleges and universities. It also features 9 provincial private college brand majors, 3 featured major construction sites for Henan’s higher education sector, and 5 comprehensive reform pilot majors. Infrastructural highlights include 2 provincial experimental teaching demonstration centers and 4 virtual simulation experimental teaching projects. Faculty strengths are evidenced by 1 provincial-level Huangdanian teacher team, 2 undergraduate ideological and politics teaching teams, and 8 provincial teaching achievement awards.

Sias serves as a supporting unit for the National Natural Science Foundation of China and a key project cultivation unit (A+ rating) for master degree programs in Henan Province. It operates four provincial research platforms and, since inception, has secured 1,485 vertical research projects (121 provincial/ministerial), published 2,906 first-author academic papers and 281 monographs/textbooks, earned 671 scientific research awards, and obtained 313 intellectual property rights authorizations. Sias collaborates on joint postgraduate training with Zhengzhou University and Fort Hays State University.

Sias University fully implements the Party's education policy, upholds the socialist orientation of school operation, and prioritizes moral cultivation as the foundation of education. It adhere to the "Five Educations in parallel" and "Three Comprehensives" in education, clearly defining its institutional identity as an "application-oriented, locally rooted, and internationally minded" university. The institution advances through a strategic development path centered on "strengthening Sias through talent cultivation, distinguishing Sias through educational excellence, sustaining Sias through quality assurance, and invigorating Sias through institutional reform." Committed to nurturing high-caliber applied professionals with humanistic literacy, social responsibility, innovative thinking, Sias aims to cultivate a new generation of capable young people with sound moral grounding, intellectual ability, physical vigor, aesthetic sensibility, and work skills, delivering education that inspires satisfaction from the people alike.

In recent times, Sias University has garnered widespread acclaim and high regard from diverse sectors, earning itself a multitude of esteemed accolades. Among these, it has been bestowed with titles such as "Excellent Private University in Henan Province," "The Third US-China Outstanding Contribution Award," and "Top Ten Most Satisfied Universities by the People of Henan Province on the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China." Additionally, Sias has been recognized as “Training base for international organizations of the Ministry of Education," " Universities with Characteristics in the Central Plains," "Top Ten Model Colleges and Universities with Brand Influence in the Central Plains," and "Model Colleges and Universities of Education-Industry Integration." Furthermore, it has been hailed as a "Model Undergraduate University of Applied Sciences in Henan Province," a "Demonstration Undergraduate College of Intelligent Campus," and a "Smart Education Demonstration Undergraduate Colleges and Universities in Henan Province." Sias University has also been designated as a "Pilot Construction University for the Reform of the Undergraduate Academic Tutor System in Henan Province," a "Teaching Development Demonstration Center in Henan Province," and in 2023, it was selected as a member of the second batch of the “Henan Province's ‘Integrated Media + Education’ Pilot Program for Colleges and Universities.” Nationally, Sias University has been recognized as a "National Research Travel Base," and has ranked among the top five in "Wushulian 2022 and 2023 Chinese Private Universities Comprehensive Strength Rankings."